RASC News Agency: In accordance with the report from “Khama Press,” situated in Afghanistan, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) revealed in its latest publication the exacerbation of economic insecurity in Afghanistan under the dominion of the Taliban. The UNDP report, unveiled on Thursday, January 18th, elucidated that 69% of Afghanistan’s populace grapples with inadequate access to essential necessities such as proper living conditions, healthcare, fundamental commodities, and crucial employment opportunities.
In the aftermath of the Taliban’s assumption of power, Afghanistan’s socio-economic landscape has dimmed, resulting in severe economic insecurity for the nation’s inhabitants, as delineated in the United Nations report. At present, seven out of every ten individuals in Afghanistan find themselves incapable of meeting their basic life necessities, contending with economic instability, as accentuated in the UN report. Khama Press’s report underscores the enduring constraints on women’s rights and their ramifications amid the collapse of Afghanistan’s banking system.
Despite the Taliban’s initial assurances of adopting a moderate stance on women’s rights after ascending to power, the prohibition of higher education stands as merely one measure that the group has implemented to constrict women’s societal roles. Following the Taliban’s ascendancy, girls beyond the sixth grade were barred from attending schools, and rigorous laws dictated veiling for women. Taliban restrictions extend to forbidding women from collaborating with domestic and international aid agencies, shuttering beauty salons, and impeding cooperation with non-governmental relief groups, eliciting international concerns.
According to Khama Press, a recent report from a human rights watchdog revealed escalated suppression of human rights, particularly women’s rights, by the Taliban in Afghanistan. The report, released earlier this month, highlighted that 2023 witnessed widespread global human rights violations and war crimes, with faint indications of potential alternative paths. The watchdog implored the Taliban to uphold their commitments to human rights. As per the report, Afghanistan stands as the sole country globally where women are officially barred from education. The report underscored the Taliban’s increased imposition of oppressive policies in 2023, encompassing the suppression of women’s protests, arbitrary detention of women activists, disappearance of some women post-detention, and their subsequent torture, along with that of their family members.
The human rights watchdog declared that the prohibition of women’s employment has deprived numerous Afghan women of earning a livelihood. Khama Press reported that a segment of Afghanistan’s economic crisis is intricately linked to the restrictions imposed on women’s employment opportunities. Emphasizing the imperative need for humanitarian aid in Afghanistan, the human rights watchdog asserted that nearly two-thirds of the population necessitate humanitarian assistance due to the economic challenges confronting the Afghanistan people.
